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Bloomberg Confirms September iPhone 5 Launch, Hi-Res iPad 3?
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I don't get it, one would think people would be happy when resolutions go up... I suspect it is because it would involve more work to upscale your designs though. So, and this is a naive question, why not just design things at extremely high resolutions now so that you are already ready for the future? And if the resolutions are lower, isn't it pretty easy to downscale, as opposed to upscaling?
wtmk81
macrumors regular
All I ask for me to get an iPad is 2 things:
1.) Retina Display
2.) The Data network on the iPad to support AT&T AND Verizon together instead of having to choose.
1.) Retina Display
2.) The Data network on the iPad to support AT&T AND Verizon together instead of having to choose.
ghsDUDE
macrumors 68030
Or they would have to redesign it to lower costs- smaller battery, A4 processor, cost savings on the screen like the Touch now has, etc. They eliminate the separate Touch manufacturing costs .
It could also work just fine as a Skype phone with WIFI. If don't want to use it as a phone you just don't get a contract with a Cellular service.
CaryMacGuy
macrumors 6502a
I want one with a 4.3" screen...I really want to have an excuse to move back to iOS from Android. I cannot do it with a 3.5" screen...just not going to happen.
KnightWRX
macrumors Pentium
You suggesting they sell the 3GS still ? Because again : Unlocked phones aren't cheap, even if they sacrifice a lot of features.
Sounds like the iPod Touch, which works fine with Skype phone over Wifi.
All in all, the consumer is better served by the current model. iPhone if you want cellular (and you get a choice here, latest and greatest or last year's model), iPod Touch if you don't, both purchasable without contracts and unlocked.
deputy_doofy
macrumors 65816
"Antenna issue" was completely blown out of proportion. Not saying there wasn't some signal degradation, but nobody I know could make it happen, and we all used the proper death grip.
And, as was proven, even though some people don't want to admit it, other phones suffered similar problems in signal degradation from certain grips.
I guess every phone needs a new design.
Apple is going to have its hands full with Android....some good phones running Android will be coming out in Summer and Fall.
Correct. A low-end iPhone would only make sense with a low-end, and inexpensive, service provider (aka pre-paid).
I would kill to get a 8GB iPhone 3GS+ (iPhone 4 specs with iPhone 3 display?) for $300-$400 on a Virgin Mobile $25/month plan (300 min/unlimited txt/unlimited 3G data) plan. I'd buy two for my kids and one for my wife the day they were made available.
Sackvillenb
macrumors 6502a
One-third higher just doesn't make sense. I would be very very surprised if that happened. I think there is more evidence and logic supporting resolution doubling.
But either way, I'm sure that a high resolution ipad is on the way. That's one of my biggest annoyances with the ipad... I can see the pixels very clearly, especially with text. I still love my ipad... but after using a retina display on an iphone... it really does raise the bar!
But either way, I'm sure that a high resolution ipad is on the way. That's one of my biggest annoyances with the ipad... I can see the pixels very clearly, especially with text. I still love my ipad... but after using a retina display on an iphone... it really does raise the bar!
ChrisTX
macrumors 68030
It's already been said that Androids market share has fallen ever so slightly, while iOS has risen from 19% to 29%. Apple will be just fine.
1366x768 is 33% higher in resolution than 1024x768. Maybe Apple is going to 16:9 on the iPad? This does seem a bit unlikely, but it's more likely than going to 2048x1536, which I think would be too much of a drain on battery life even with a better battery.
Lenovo uses a 12.5" 1366x768 IPS screen, but that seems too big. I'm not aware of an IPS screen at this resolution that is smaller. The 11" MB Air screen would be suitable but its a TN panel.
None of these options seems all that likely, but I'd bet on 1366x768 before 2048x1536.
Lenovo uses a 12.5" 1366x768 IPS screen, but that seems too big. I'm not aware of an IPS screen at this resolution that is smaller. The 11" MB Air screen would be suitable but its a TN panel.
None of these options seems all that likely, but I'd bet on 1366x768 before 2048x1536.
Michael Scrip
macrumors G3
There are already plenty of GREAT Android phones on the market...
Yet Apple still sold 18 million iPhones last quarter... and 16.2 million iPhones the quarter before that. Any other manufacturer would KILL for those numbers...
I'm really starting to believe that Android phones are competing with each other... and Apple will keep doing its own thing regardless of the rest of the market.
I'm gonna be shocked if this is true. It'll be a big 'fail' on Apple's part if they don't offer a bigger screen, at the very least. They've always blown us away with their designs, and for them to only upgrade a camera and CPU after over a year, seems like a huge disappointment.
most iphones are on a family plan with other dumb phones. going android cost me $20 for a phone and i still have the extra $25 data plan. paying $300 for an iphone didn't seem very appealing when the ipad 2 was planned for this year
now if i can get a 4.3" iphone with year old hardware for $50 or so i'll go back in an instant
Rantipole
macrumors 6502
Totally agree. Spend the R&D to improve the camera elsewhere. 5 megapixels is more than enough for the casual photographer (which, by definition, is anyone using a phone for their pictures). Anything more is a waste.
There is still no need to go above 5 megapixels.
kirk26
macrumors 6502a
The hardware for high-end Android phones is fantastic, but I am put off by the Android OS. I will never use it.
Lesser Evets
macrumors 68040
There is a definite market for such a phone, and they should do it. Problem is that it has to be low enough in quality that it doesn't cannibalize the premier iPhone market.
Making lower res and lower processor is a start.
Eliminate cameras.
A basic cell phone that can still run apps (revenue raker) and movies/music (revenue), but isn't expensive or thrilling--something for kids and non-addict cell phoners. It'd be something like the first iPhone, essentially.
It would have a market, but I somehow doubt it would be a smart move. As the iPhone goes above the 5g, such a product might be "nano" enough to separate out from the golden product leading the market. Apple did such a move with the shuffle and nano as the iPod advanced onward, and it seems to have worked for the best.
iScott428
macrumors regular
Not to mention the second highest selling phone in the US was the iPhone 3Gs...a two year old Apple device....
i dont know why you want to sell your ipad 2 now and worry about that? ipad 2 practically just came out, it's just 3 months old . he still have big market role, and I dont expect ipad 3 so soon, maybe mart 2012, not before.